Brace Definition
brās
braced, braces, bracing
noun
braces
Two of a kind; a couple; pair, as of hounds, game animals, or pistols.
Webster's New World
A device that clasps or connects to keep something firmly in place; fastener.
Webster's New World
A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
American Heritage
Suspenders.
Webster's New World
A dental appliance constructed of bands and wires that is fixed to the teeth to correct irregular alignment.
American Heritage Medicine
verb
braced, braces, bracing
To furnish with a brace.
American Heritage Medicine
To tie or bind on firmly.
Webster's New World
To tighten, esp. by stretching.
Webster's New World
To strengthen or make firm by supporting the weight of, resisting the pressure of, etc.; prop up.
Webster's New World
To equip or support with braces.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
brace up
- to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
Webster's New World
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Origin of Brace
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Middle English from Old French the two arms from Vulgar Latin bracia from Latin bracchia, brāchia pl. of bracchium brāchium arm from Greek brakhīōn upper arm mregh-u- in Indo-European roots V., partly from Old French bracier from Old French brace the two arms
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, the nominative and accusative plural of Latin bracchium (“arm”).
From Wiktionary
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